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New Republic magazine pulls down homophobic op-ed about Pete Buttigieg

The author argued that because Buttigieg waited until his early 30s to come out as gay, he would be too preoccupied with sex and drugs to be an effective president.

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Sanders consolidated the left in 2016. Now he risks losing the leader spot to Warren.

The senators' divergent approaches to the progressive movement, some activists say, help explain why she has been climbing in recent polls while his support has remained flat.

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9 states where the rules for voting have been changed or challenged

The 2016 election proved that every vote counts. Now states that may be crucial in 2020 have passed or proposed measures that change the rules for voting.

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Jeffrey Epstein tampered with witnesses, sent $350K to 2 people: prosecutors

Prosecutors said the payments were made last November just days after the publication of a bombshell Miami Herald story.

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Trump, Kamala Harris come to Pelosi's defense after AOC criticism

Their comments came after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the Speaker had been 'outright disrespectful' to newly elected women of color.

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House votes to require congressional approval for military strike against Iran

The measure, which is unlikely to receive Senate approval, follows President Trump's June statement that the U.S. had been "cocked and loaded" to strike Iranian targets.

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Former special counsel Mueller's congressional testimony may be delayed one week

A number of lawmakers, especially Republicans, have complained about the time limits that would be imposed for questions in each hearing

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Arizona gov. has change of heart for Nike after Betsy Ross flag controversy

Ducey previously tweeted in regard to Nike that "we don't need to suck up to companies that consciously denigrate our nation's history." Now he's saying "welcome."

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Trump Labor Secretary Acosta resigns after criticism over Epstein plea deal in sex case

The wealthy financier was arrested over the weekend and charged in the Southern District of New York with sex trafficking dozens of girls.

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Two different contests are defining the Democratic presidential race

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

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Trump rips Paul Ryan as 'lame duck failure' with 'poor leadership'

"He quit Congress because he didn't know how to Win," Trump wrote of the former House Speaker in a late-night tweetstorm.

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Trump folds on adding citizenship question to census

Analysis: Democratic-leaning constituencies celebrated Trump's capitulation on the citizenship question as a big political loss for the president who'd pushed so hard for its inclusion.

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Democrats claim victory as Trump retreats on census citizenship question

The reaction came quickly after President Donald Trump announced that he was backing down on his demands to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census.

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Money, time, bad results: Citizenship question would have been a gov't nightmare

Former Census Bureau directors and federal experts said the president would have faced major hurdles

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Trump touts the 'power' of controversial social media activists at White House summit

The president blasted social media companies for "terrible bias" and accused them of manipulating his content during remarks at the White House Thursday.

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NBC/WSJ poll: Biden, Warren top 2020 Democratic field

Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders round out the top four candidates in the first NBC/WSJ post-debate poll.

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Jeffrey Epstein seeks $77 million bail package in New York sex-trafficking case

Federal prosecutors in New York proposed that Epstein remain behind bars without bond for allegedly preying on dozens of underage girls from 2002 to 2005.

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House Judiciary Committee votes to authorize subpoenas for Trump officials

The measure gives panel chairman Jerry Nadler the power to subpoena potential witnesses in its investigation into potential obstruction and abuse of power by President Donald Trump.

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Pelosi on rising tensions with Ocasio-Cortez: 'I've said what I'm going to say'

The House speaker confirmed Thursday that a tweet from the New York congresswoman's chief of staff prompted her to issue a warning to her caucus this week.

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Key questions and answers about Trump's census announcement

The announcement comes just two weeks after the Supreme Court rebuffed the administration's justification for including the question.